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Milkman by Anna Burns
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.
It's such a smooth surface my mind can't get any purchase on the story or what's going on, it's all so featureless.
A Door Into Ocean by Joan Slonczewski
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
About as good as Urusla LeGuin's work, but far less known. Really worth reading.
All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten Bakis
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
It's a bizarre book, bizarrely paced, half epistolary and half first person memoir. All tied up in uncomfortable Prussian scientism, and rather dark philosophically.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Slavery, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, War, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Mental illness, Abandonment, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Gore, Rape, Grief, Genocide, and Excrement
Light by M. John Harrison
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Some pretty grotesque sexuality, in ways that did not serve the story (and were more general than a single character) and I didn't find the ending was enough of a payoff. The serial killer sub-plot seemed unneeded to tell the story, too.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Death, Confinement, and Body horror
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0